diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5a3f4872394a6c1efed85678e7aef86ce8bc66e5..feafd987e1acfb972186818361beb64b0506daa4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ubuntu-test:
 jet-build:
   image: almalinux:8.5
   stage: build
-  when: never
+  when: manual
 
   before_script:
     - dnf install -yq netcdf-fortran-devel.x86_64 eccodes-devel.x86_64 netcdf.x86_64